DEPLOYMENT

Say it aint so! but it is

Jen was at our house this morning like every other Tuesday and Thursday morning when Shawn called the house phone. Not a good sign. Then I heard her crying hysterically. Not a good sign. So it appears when Shawn got to work he was informed that orders were pending, superseding their orders to Georgia. No longer headed to the sunny beaches of Georgia. Instead Shawn will be leaving his wife and two small children in Maryland and heading to Texas in a couple of months to join a unit being deployed for nine months. We all got complacent with them living so close. Life was 'normal' for three years. Somehow those day to day parenting, money, neighbor, work, school issues seem like nothing. This will be his third deployment, totaling 2 years so far. Jennifer pulled herself together quickly as she always does and they are adjusting to a whole new set of plans.

The Army Says It's Time to Go

Home is where the Army sends you

and as of February 20012 Jennifer and crew will be calling

Fort Stewart, Georgia home.
In the transition they will be staying with us for a few weeks

as they did three years ago

Three years ago this month this little sweetie took some of his first steps in our living room at the age of nine months. We were surprised to learn just one month earlier that they would be stationed just 20 minutes from our house. We feel so lucky to have been able to share these three years with them and are excited for them to be able to move to such a great post.

Here he is now. Where has the time gone?

There were many things that we were able to share with Jen and Shawn while they were here but none as spectacular as the birth of our Lily Bean.We are so blessed

As I shed a few tears posting this we want you to know how grateful we are for you and how much we will miss your presence in our every day lives. Enjoy the journey.